Sentence examples for abstention rate from inspiring English sources

GAZETTE: Why was there such a huge abstention rate?

Basescu claimed the abstention rate was in his favour.

The abstention rate in Sunday's vote is expected to be high.

The abstention rate of 38.5% of the electorate went against the Socialists.

Among the under-25s in 2009, the abstention rate was a damning and surely unsustainable 71%.

They also suggest that the abstention rate this year may be higher than ever before.

A high abstention rate would be a nightmare for the establishment.

Commentators added that the significant abstention rate - as much as 49% of the electorate - helped Syriza.

High abstention rates led to efforts to encourage voter participation by making voting easier.

But most polling stations saw little movement all day, and dissidents put abstention rates at 85-88%.

While abstention rates were high in the first round of the presidential race, they were low in the second.